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Some of the best judo players in the Olympics

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However, here is a list of some of the best judokas who have competed in the  Olympics  in recent years: Teddy Riner (France) -  two-time Olympic gold medalist and current world champion Ryoko Tani (Japan) -  seven-time Olympic medalist, including five gold medals Kayla Harrison (USA) -  first American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, also won a World Championship Fabio Gurgel (Brazil) -  three-time Olympic medalist, six-time World Champion Inae Ueno (Japan) -  two-time Olympic medalist Jung Bu-Kyung (South Korea) - two-time Olympic medalist Hitoshi Saito (Japan) -  Olympic silver medalist Makoto Takimoto (Japan) -  Olympic gold medalist Kosei Inoue (Japan) -  Olympic gold medalist Daisuke Nakamura (Japan) -  Olympic bronze medalist Anton Geesink (Netherlands) -  the first non-Japanese judoka to win an Olympic gold medal, also won 10 World Championships Jan-Erik Nystrom (Finland) -  Olympic silver medalist Mark Huizin...